Charitable giving to religious groups is down even as philanthropy improves from the Great Recession

June 17, 2014

c. 2014 Religion News Service

WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans are slowly pulling themselves out of a charitable slump—except when it comes to religious groups.

That takeaway from the new Giving USA report, perhaps the most-read annual study on philanthropy, shows a slight downturn for churches and other religious organizations against an improving charity landscape.

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